Zerodollar: Montreal's Freebie Store

A Montreal Store Where Everything Is Free

Zerodollar: The Montreal Freebie Store

Zerodollar is a Montreal store that first opened in the neighborhood of St. Leonard in June 2016. And it features the most unexpected of price ranges, the first of its kind in Canada.

Rather than charge for merchandise like pretty much every other store across Canada, Zerodollar proposes a free for all. In other words, items on the floor costs the customer nothing.

Everything at Zerodollar is free. Just take what you like. But as of October 24, 2016, only St. Leonard residents with an Accès Montréal card can enter the store free of charge. Everyone else has to pay $5 to get in. But merchandise is still free.

2017 UPDATE: Zerodollar is closed for business.

What Does Zerodollar "Sell?" How Does Zerodollar Work?

Books, baby car seats, bike helmets, electronic goods, toys, housewares, collectibles, kitchenware, art, you name it, trying to predict what will be on offer from one day to the next is an exercise in futility. Expect anything.

The randomness of Zerodollar's merchandise has something to do with how it's sourced.

This is where Zerodollar's 4,000 square feet of store space comes in, for the most part unburdening charities of unsold donations by offering what could have been trash another chance in a new home, a prosocial, economical and environmentally-friendly initiative.